F O R Y O U R I N F O R M A T I O N
Issue / 08-19(REV.) / Date: / 05/13/08REFERRING CAREGIVERS FOR
WHOLE FAMILY FOSTER HOME CERTIFICATION TRAINING
The purpose of this FYI is to notify DCFS staff that the Community Colleges will begin providing Whole Family Foster Home (W-Home) certification training at the end of May, 2008. This will be a 16 hour training and will include how to develop the Shared Responsibility Plan (SRP).
On April 15th a flyer was sent out to caregivers notifying them of the Whole Family Foster Home option. Caregivers are to be referred to their local Community College for the schedule of classes. A directory of Community Colleges is listed below.
Whole Family Foster Homes (W-Homes)
W-Homes provide foster care to dependent teen parents and their non-dependent children, while assisting the teen parent’s to develop the skills they will need to provide a safe, stable and permanent home for their children. This is not a new licensing category. A W-Home can be a family home, approved relative caregiver or non-relative extended family member’s (NREFM) home, or the home of a non-related legal guardian whose guardianship was established pursuant to WIC Section 366.26 or 360.
Shared Responsibility Plan (SRP)
The Shared Responsibility Plan helps develop the parent-child bond, assists the teen parent in her/his transition to independence, and creates a successful, supportive and nurturing placement for both the teen and the child.
Please refer to Procedural Guide 0100-510.40, Teen Parents in Foster Care for full details. The SRP Instructions and Form are located in the Forms Section on L.A. Kids.
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Clerical Handbook: http://lacdcfs.org/Policy/Hndbook%20Clerical/Default.htm
Child Welfare Services Handbook: http://lacdcfs.org/Policy/Hndbook%20CWS/default.htm
FYI’s: http://lacdcfs.org/Policy/FYI/TOCFYI.htm
College / Contact / Address / Telephone # / Fax #Ande Sanders / 3041 W. Avenue K / 661-722-6300 / 818-368-5345
Antelope Valley College / Program Director / Lancaster, CA 93536 / Ext 6251
Lori Switanowski / 11110 E. Alondra Blvd / 562-860-2451 / 562-653-7840
Program Director / Norwalk, CA 90650 / Ext 2548
Nancy Mirabella
Cerritos College / Program Asst / Norwalk, CA 90650 / Ext 2548
Citrus,
Chaffey, / Lil Sass / 1000 W. Foothill Blvd / 626-857-4046 / 626-914-8507
Mt. San Antonio Colleges / Program Director / Glendora, CA 91741
Cindy Stephens / 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd / 661-362-3512 / 661-362-5148
College of the Canyons / Program Director / Valencia, CA 91355
310-900-1691
El Camino College / Pam Godfrey / 1111 East Artesia Blvd / 310-537-3808 / or
Compton Center / Program Director / Compton, CA 90221 / 310-900-1682
Belen Gabriel / 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez / 323-265-8963 / 323-415-5318
East Los Angeles College / Program Director / Monterey Park, CA 91754
Alexis Estwick
Program Director
Jacki Humphrey / 16007 Crenshaw Blvd / 323-225-3306
El Camino College / Program Asst / Torrance, CA 90506-0002 / 310-660-3585 / 310-769-4604
C. Jacobs
Program Director
Claudia Garcia / 1305 E. Pacific Coast Hwy / 562-938-3114
Long Beach City College / Program Manager / Long Beach, CA 90806
Essie McSwine / 855 N. Vermont Ave / 323-953-4000
Los Angeles City Colege / Program Director / Los Angeles, CA 90029 / ext 2335 / 323-953-4013
Juanita Naranjo / 310-233-4446
Program Director
Los Angeles / Teresa Lamas / 1111 Figueroa Place / 310-233-4403 / 310-233-4215
Harbor College / Program Coordinator / Wilmington, CA 90744 / 310-233-4329
Los Angeles / Maria Granados / 13356 Eldridge Ave / 818-364-7600 / 818-364-7807
Mission College / Program Coordinator / Sylmar, CA 91342 / ext 7135
Cindy Chang / 818-710-2941
Program Director
Los Angeles / Carol Bohn / 6201 Winnetka Ave / 818-710-2937 / 818-710-4299
Pierce College / Program Coordinator / Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Joni Collins / 323-241-5288 / 323-241-5305
Program Director
Los Angeles / Janet Gordon / 1600 W. Imperial Hwy
Southwest College / Program Coordinator / Los Angeles, CA 90047
Los Angeles / Dr. Dione Washington / 400 W. Washington Blvd / 213-763-3665 / 213-763-5393
Trade Tech College / Program Director / Los Angeles, CA 90015
Theresa Reed / 3035 E. Foothill Blvd / 626-585-3037 / 626-585-3060
College / Contact / Address / Telephone # / Fax #
Pasadena City College / Program Director / Pasadena, CA 91106
Marisela Saenz
Program Asst
Lydia Slauson / 3600 Workman Mill Rd / 562-908-3435 / 562-463-4681
Rio Hondo College / Program Director / Whittier, CA 90608
Paul Zolner / 9000 Overland Ave / 310-287-4356 / 310-837-4062
West Los Angeles College / Program Director / Culver City, CA 90230 / 12/07